Neelum River/Kishanganga River | |
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Native name | |
Location | |
Region | Kashmir |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | 34°23′23″N 75°07′19″E / 34.389629°N 75.121806°E |
• location | Krishansar Lake near Sonamarg, Ganderbal District, Indian-administered Kashmir |
• elevation | 3,710 m (12,170 ft) |
Mouth | 34°21′18″N 73°28′07″E / 34.354869°N 73.468537°E |
• location | Jhelum River at Muzaffarabad, Pakistani-administered Kashmir |
• elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
Length | 245 km (152 mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | Muzzafarabad |
• average | 465 m3/s (16,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Jhelum River |
River system | Indus River |
The Neelum River, or Kishanganga River, is a river in the Kashmir region in the Indian subcontinent. It originates in Ganderbal district of Indian-administered Kashmir, flows through the Neelam Valley into Pakistani-administered Kashmir, where parts of its course fall along the Line of Control, before merging with the Jhelum River near the city of Muzaffarabad.[1]